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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1912
Page
6
A health-promoting notice extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle safe laxative suitable for maidens wives and mothers. It promises pleasant flavor and beneficial cleansing with ready toleration by the stomach and a standard price of fifty cents per bottle from California Fig Syrup Co.
Lorettus S. Metcalf of Bath petitions Probate Court to prove and allow the will of Amanda L. Metcalf who died January 10 1912 in Bath leaving estate to be administered with Lorettus as executor. Notice ordered to interested parties to appear March 5 1912 in Bath for cause.
In the February market note the Bath area shows few price changes with eggs at 40 cents a dozen and grain costs rising for dairy farmers. Potatoes fetch 1.25 per bushel in Bath, apples 75 cents to 1 a bushel, and country butter 32 to 35 cents a pound. Lamb, beef, veal, carrots, turnips, and parsnips are priced modestly while hay remains scarce and sledding weak. The Biddeford polo team visits tonight and Alameda plans a Maine player league series in New York next month.
A Lewiston Journal reminiscence recalls oxen teams on Auburn streets and along the Greene road. The writer contrasts shod and unshod yokes, recalls Bath as a shipbuilding hub, and notes Maine fairs at Lewiston. The passage honors hardy Bath teamsters and their bond with working oxen.
In South Dresden the River Road schoolhouse hosted a program with male quartet singing duets tableaux and a play titled the Wrong Baby. A. A. Thwing of Woolwich joined the quartet and net proceeds neared nine dollars. local visitors from Warren Bath and Perkins joined the gathering as the week closed.
Tuesday night’s Savage Larrabee boxing match drew sharp boos as both fighters refused to engage, delivering a flat performance that left the crowd disappointed and vocal in its contempt.
Charles John Blethen, 51, former Bath resident and lunch room proprietor, died in Lynn of pneumonia. He leaves a wife, a daughter Miss Edith Blethen, and a sister Mrs. Emma Dunning of this city.
The New Meadows thaw advances past Three Islands freeing clam access for locals. West Bath notes a funeral, school recess, service disruptions, windmill freezes, and bridge piling concerns. Weather and a brown tail moth effort prompt local farmers toward an early spring outlook.
Owing to smallpox in the vicinity the Bowdoin Center Grange voted Wednesday that hosting Sagadahoé Pomona is inadvisable. Worthy Master Daniel Brown of Richmond canceled the regular February meeting set for next Wednesday February 28 at Bowdoin Center. A rise in the car market is noted due to transportation challenges and cold weather freezing cars in railway yards.
An ad emphasizes rapid kidney decline and lists symptoms like backache and lameness. Bath Missouri resident Charles W Whitten attributes his recovery to Doan's Kidney Pills, purchased locally. The ad promotes Doan's as the trusted remedy, priced 50 cents, sold nationwide by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Bath W C T U department seeks homes for homeless children with county superintendent Mrs. F E MacFadden at 41 Spring St. Bath. Volunteers arrange adoptions at little or no cost, aiding orphans with minimal expense and prompt placement. February 13 1912.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for assistance after a bereavement and for flowers. County Democrats back George C. Pease of Phippsburg for sheriff again this year though he has not decided. Woolwich ice trots draw horsemen from across the county and Rebecca Poor marks her 90th birthday at daughter Mrs. John F. King’s home.
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